The Art of Asking

The Art of Asking

The Art of Asking is a

book about cultivating

trust and getting as

close as possible to

love, vulnerability, and

connection.

Amanda Palmer

Almost every

important human

encounter boils down

to the act, and the

art, of asking.

Amanda Palmer

Asking is, in itself,

the fundamental

building block of

any relationship.

Amanda Palmer

Why the hell do we

find it so hard to ask,

especially if others

are so willing to give?

Amanda Palmer

Everybody

struggles with

asking.

Amanda Palmer

Some of the most powerful,

successful, admired people in

the world seem, to me, to have

something in common: they ask

constantly, creatively,

compassionately, and gracefully.

Amanda Palmer

If we don't allow for that

no, we're not actually

asking, we're either

begging or demanding.

Amanda Palmer

My eyes would say:

Thank you. I see you.

And their eyes would

say: Nobody ever

sees me. Thank you.

Amanda Palmer

I've had a problem

feeling real all my life. I

didn't know until recently

how absolutely universal

that feeling is.

Amanda Palmer

The professionals

know they're winging

it. The amateurs

pretend they're not.

Amanda Palmer

Asking is,

at its core, a

collaboration.

Amanda Palmer

Asking is an

act of intimacy

and trust.

Amanda Palmer

The perception that

vulnerability is weakness is

the most widely accepted

myth about vulnerability

and the most dangerous.

Amanda Palmer

The spirit of an

artist's gifts can

wake our own.

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Amanda Palmer

Limitations can

expand, rather

than shrink, the

creative flow.

Amanda Palmer

When you're afraid of

someone's judgment, you

can't connect with them.

You're too preoccupied

with the task of impressing

them.

Amanda Palmer

Listening fast and

caring immediately

is a skill in itself.

Amanda Palmer

If you want to make

someone your real

friend, ask them for

a favor.

Amanda Palmer

All art, no matter what

shape it is, has to come

from somewhere. We

can only connect the

dots that we can collect.

Amanda Palmer

I'm often asked: How

can you trust people so

much? Because that's

the only way it works.

Amanda Palmer

When you accept

somebody's offer for help,

whether it's in the form of

food, crash space, money,

or love, you have to trust

the help offered.

Amanda Palmer

Not everybody

wants to be looked

at. Everybody

wants to be seen.

Amanda Palmer

For every new bridge

you build with your

community, there's a

new set of trolls who

squat underneath it.

Amanda Palmer

It is really hard to love

people unconditionally

when they can hurt you.

Amanda Palmer

Effective crowdfunding is

not about relying on the

kindness of strangers, it's

about relying on the

kindness of your crowd.

Amanda Palmer

You can fix

almost anything

by authentically

communicating.

Margery Williams

Once you are Real

you can't become

unreal again. It

lasts for always.

Amanda Palmer

To erase the possibility

of empathy is to erase

the possibility of

understanding.

Amanda Palmer

I think human beings

are fundamentally

generous, but our

instinct to be generous

gets broken down.

Amanda Palmer

You can't give people

what they want. But

you can give them

something else.

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